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This wikiHow teaches you how to use a fake phone number to sign up for WhatsApp. The fake phone number that you'll use is obtained through Google Voice, which is a free anonymous texting and calling service. Unfortunately, you will need to use an actual phone number—be it yours or someone else's—in order to sign up for Google Voice. Therefore you will need temporary access to a phone number to create a Google Voice account in order to sign up for WhatsApp without using your phone number.

Click the "Messages" icon. It's a speech bubble logo in the upper-left side of the dashboard. This will open your messages history, which is where you will later receive the verification code from WhatsApp.

Enter your Google Voice phone number. Tap the text field in the middle of the screen, then type in the phone number that you chose for your Google Voice account.

If you forgot to write down your Google Voice number, you can find it by opening the Google Voice dashboard, clicking ☰ in the upper-left side of the page, clicking Settings, and clicking the Phone numbers tab.

Enter your profile information. Tap the "Your name" text field and type in a name for yourself. You can also add a photo by tapping the add photo circle in the upper-left corner of the screen and then selecting a photo.

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1. Create a phone number with Google Voice.
2. Install WhatsApp.
3. Enter your Google Voice number when prompted.
4. Tap OK to confirm.
5. Go to https://voice.google.com in a browser.
6. Click the Messages icon.
7. Copy the code in the message from WhatsApp.
8. Enter the code in WhatsApp to verify.